On a rocket to the moon, but needs to address painful DevExperience
On a rocket to the moon, but needs to address painful DevExperience
- Great work-life-balance
- Recent switch to "Digital First" is refreshing and shows founder flexibility
- Recent IPO has unlocked life changing value for most engineers
- Company looks destined to 4x in size near future
Engineering often prioritizes product over tech debt and long-term goals.
Rapid growth can leave you spinning.
The process for career growth is both well-defined and extremely fuzzy.
- Engineering org needs to provide a clearer vision and share insights into intentions behind decisions
- Stop kicking the can on technical debt and creating ad hoc teams that don't scale at the same rate as the underlying issues
If we didn't have "golden handcuffs", I would be worried we would see a large number of key engineers leave. Hopefully we resolve those issues before everyone vests.
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Upstart Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
Started with a phone interview with the Upstart recruiter, followed by a take-home test on Codility. Although the interview went well and I scored almost perfect on the test, I was sent a no-reply email saying they were moving forward with other cand
Software Engineer
The whole interview process was messy and took 2 months. The recruiter slowed down the entire process. Late updates and replies to the emails. What most sucked was the recruiter. She said she would call to discuss the offer but then called to inform
Software Engineer
Friendly recruiter. Easy process overall. None of the questions were special or difficult/hard. 1. System design round 2. Project round 3. Coding round 4. Values round 5. Hiring manager round The interviewer from Values round seemed to be a non-tec
Software Engineer
Columbus, OhioJanuary 1, 2019Started with a phone interview with the Upstart recruiter, followed by a take-home test on Codility. Although the interview went well and I scored almost perfect on the test, I was sent a no-reply email saying they were moving forward with other cand
Software Engineer
Columbus, OhioMay 1, 2020The whole interview process was messy and took 2 months. The recruiter slowed down the entire process. Late updates and replies to the emails. What most sucked was the recruiter. She said she would call to discuss the offer but then called to inform
Software Engineer
United StatesJanuary 1, 2024Friendly recruiter. Easy process overall. None of the questions were special or difficult/hard. 1. System design round 2. Project round 3. Coding round 4. Values round 5. Hiring manager round The interviewer from Values round seemed to be a non-tec
